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Subjection, social work and social theory

dc.contributor.authorPowell, Jason*
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-02T12:55:57Zen
dc.date.available2015-03-02T12:55:57Zen
dc.date.issued2014en
dc.identifier.citationSubjection, social work and social theory. International Journal of Social and Humanistic Sciences, 2014, 10(2), pp. 107-120en
dc.identifier.issn2300-2697en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10034/345820en
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dc.description.abstractReflecting on Judith Butler‟s conception of „performativity‟, this paper argues that the notion has important implications for contemporary debates over agency, subjection and „resistance‟ in social work. Using, wider social theory drawn from post-structuralist Butler, makes sense of complex professional-service user relations. The article explores the possibilities and problems for resisting dominant power relationships in micro and meso settings.
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dc.relation.urlhttp://www.ilshs.plen
dc.relation.urlhttp://www.ilshs.pl/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ILSHS-102-2014-107-1201.pdfen
dc.subjectpoweren
dc.subjectsocial worken
dc.subjectsocial theory and subjectionen
dc.titleSubjection, social work and social theoryen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.contributor.departmentCoventry Universityen
dc.identifier.journalInternational Journal of Social and Humanistic Sciencesen
html.description.abstractReflecting on Judith Butler‟s conception of „performativity‟, this paper argues that the notion has important implications for contemporary debates over agency, subjection and „resistance‟ in social work. Using, wider social theory drawn from post-structuralist Butler, makes sense of complex professional-service user relations. The article explores the possibilities and problems for resisting dominant power relationships in micro and meso settings.


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